3 dec 2017
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Sunday declared the areas that surround the Gaza Strip as a closed military zone with nobody allowed to access those areas at the pretext of conducting military drills, according to Maariv Hebrew newspaper.
The IOF has recently escalated their military activities along the borderline with Gaza. Last Sunday, IOF soldiers carried out military drills that lasted for five days along the Gaza border which separates Gaza from 1948 Occupied Palestine.
The military spokesman of the Israeli army said that these maneuvers are part of the drills annual plan and have nothing to do with the latest events in the area.
The IOF has recently escalated their military activities along the borderline with Gaza. Last Sunday, IOF soldiers carried out military drills that lasted for five days along the Gaza border which separates Gaza from 1948 Occupied Palestine.
The military spokesman of the Israeli army said that these maneuvers are part of the drills annual plan and have nothing to do with the latest events in the area.
Clashes burst out on Sunday evening after the Israeli occupation forces stormed Jenin’s western town of Rumana and attacked Palestinian protesters.
Reporting from Jenin province, in the northern West Bank, a PIC news correspondent said clashes rocked Rumana town, where the heavily-armed Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian anti-occupation youth with heavy spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters, resulting in injuries.
Israeli soldiers have also been spotted near the main entrance to Rumana’s charitable trust, where Palestinian civilians have been made to endure intensive questioning.
A number of Palestinian young men have also been detained by the occupation army.
At the same time, the occupation soldiers ravaged the homes of the Palestinian citizens Hesham Hamdan and Naser Abu Bakr in Rumana before they came down heavily on the residents.
Meanwhile, Palestinian vehicles and civilians lined up at the main entrance to the town after the Israeli army blocked access out of and into the area.
Reporting from Jenin province, in the northern West Bank, a PIC news correspondent said clashes rocked Rumana town, where the heavily-armed Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian anti-occupation youth with heavy spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters, resulting in injuries.
Israeli soldiers have also been spotted near the main entrance to Rumana’s charitable trust, where Palestinian civilians have been made to endure intensive questioning.
A number of Palestinian young men have also been detained by the occupation army.
At the same time, the occupation soldiers ravaged the homes of the Palestinian citizens Hesham Hamdan and Naser Abu Bakr in Rumana before they came down heavily on the residents.
Meanwhile, Palestinian vehicles and civilians lined up at the main entrance to the town after the Israeli army blocked access out of and into the area.
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Sunday evening, a Palestinian fishing boat in the Sudaniyya Sea, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The Navy fired many live rounds at the fishing boat, wounding one fisherman. They then seized the boat and detained five fishermen.
The attack took place in Palestinian territorial waters, less than 2.5 nautical miles from the shore.
Amjad Sharafi, secretary-general of the Gaza Fishermen Union, said in a statement that the Israeli navy illegally attacked a fishing boat owned by Khamis Abu Sadeq, and confiscated it.
The detained fishermen have been identified as Sami Nabil Abu Sadeq, Mohammad Ahmad Sadeq, Sayyed Nasser Halabi, Ayman Ahmad Tolba, and his brother Ehab.
The wounded fisherman, Mohammad Bakr, said the navy also fired many live rounds, destroying the motor and causing serious damage to the boat, in addition to wounding him in the abdomen.
He added that the navy ordered the fishermen to jump in the water, one by one.
“They ordered us to strip, and jump in the water,” Mohammad said, “I told them I had been injured, so one of them ordered me to raise my hands in the air while lying down, and he removed my clothes, then had us all jump in the water.”
All of them were abducted and interrogated, and were released later, but their damaged boat was confiscated and towed to Ashdod Port.
The boat’s owner said the navy had destroyed his only source of livelihood, and confiscated it.
“Even if they return the boat to me, its already been destroyed,” he added, “This boat provided livelihood to twelve Palestinians.”
Yamen al-Madhoun, of the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights said that this year alone, the navy has killed one fisherman, abducted ten others, and wounded four, in addition to confiscating three boats.
It is worth mentioning that in the last ten years, the navy has killed five fishermen, wounded 107 others, and abducted 547 fishermen, and confiscated 181 boats.
Israeli navy arrests 5 fishermen off Gaza shore
Israeli occupation naval forces on Sunday evening arrested five Palestinian fishermen off the shores of northern Gaza sea.
According to local sources, Israeli naval forces also confiscated the fishing boat of the detained fishermen.
Palestinian fishermen in Gaza regularly face such attacks by Israeli occupation navy even within the designated fishing zone in blatant violation of the truce agreement which was signed by Palestinian factions and Israel and brokered by Egypt in 2014.
The attack took place in Palestinian territorial waters, less than 2.5 nautical miles from the shore.
Amjad Sharafi, secretary-general of the Gaza Fishermen Union, said in a statement that the Israeli navy illegally attacked a fishing boat owned by Khamis Abu Sadeq, and confiscated it.
The detained fishermen have been identified as Sami Nabil Abu Sadeq, Mohammad Ahmad Sadeq, Sayyed Nasser Halabi, Ayman Ahmad Tolba, and his brother Ehab.
The wounded fisherman, Mohammad Bakr, said the navy also fired many live rounds, destroying the motor and causing serious damage to the boat, in addition to wounding him in the abdomen.
He added that the navy ordered the fishermen to jump in the water, one by one.
“They ordered us to strip, and jump in the water,” Mohammad said, “I told them I had been injured, so one of them ordered me to raise my hands in the air while lying down, and he removed my clothes, then had us all jump in the water.”
All of them were abducted and interrogated, and were released later, but their damaged boat was confiscated and towed to Ashdod Port.
The boat’s owner said the navy had destroyed his only source of livelihood, and confiscated it.
“Even if they return the boat to me, its already been destroyed,” he added, “This boat provided livelihood to twelve Palestinians.”
Yamen al-Madhoun, of the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights said that this year alone, the navy has killed one fisherman, abducted ten others, and wounded four, in addition to confiscating three boats.
It is worth mentioning that in the last ten years, the navy has killed five fishermen, wounded 107 others, and abducted 547 fishermen, and confiscated 181 boats.
Israeli navy arrests 5 fishermen off Gaza shore
Israeli occupation naval forces on Sunday evening arrested five Palestinian fishermen off the shores of northern Gaza sea.
According to local sources, Israeli naval forces also confiscated the fishing boat of the detained fishermen.
Palestinian fishermen in Gaza regularly face such attacks by Israeli occupation navy even within the designated fishing zone in blatant violation of the truce agreement which was signed by Palestinian factions and Israel and brokered by Egypt in 2014.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Sunday broke into two schools in al-Khader town to the south of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank.
The coordinator of the anti-settlement and separation wall committee in the town, Ahmad Salah, said that the IOF incursion was made at school time for unreleased reasons and resulted in intimidation and panic among school students.
He added that clashes erupted after school time between the students and IOF soldiers who fired tear gas and stun grenades towards the children and detained some of them for a while. Luckily, no injuries were suffered.
The coordinator of the anti-settlement and separation wall committee in the town, Ahmad Salah, said that the IOF incursion was made at school time for unreleased reasons and resulted in intimidation and panic among school students.
He added that clashes erupted after school time between the students and IOF soldiers who fired tear gas and stun grenades towards the children and detained some of them for a while. Luckily, no injuries were suffered.
2 dec 2017
A number of Palestinians on Saturday choked on tear gas when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) dispersed the participants in the funeral of martyr Mahmoud Odeh in Qusra town to the south of Nablus, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent society in the city.
Emad Jamil, alderman of Qusra town, revealed that large numbers of IOF soldiers were deployed at the eastern entrance to the town. Violent clashes erupted in the area where the IOF fired stun grenades and teargas canisters in addition to live bullets at the participants in the funeral.
Israeli soldiers even targeted the citizens' homes in the eastern neighborhoods. As a result, some of the residents including children suffered breathing problems and received treatment in the field.
The IOF threatened the protesters of closing the town’s eastern entrance with cement blocks in case the clashes went on.
Thousands of Palestinians in Nablus governorate on Saturday bade farewell to martyr Mahmoud Odeh who was killed by an Israeli settler while he was working in his land east of Qusra town last Thursday.
Emad Jamil, alderman of Qusra town, revealed that large numbers of IOF soldiers were deployed at the eastern entrance to the town. Violent clashes erupted in the area where the IOF fired stun grenades and teargas canisters in addition to live bullets at the participants in the funeral.
Israeli soldiers even targeted the citizens' homes in the eastern neighborhoods. As a result, some of the residents including children suffered breathing problems and received treatment in the field.
The IOF threatened the protesters of closing the town’s eastern entrance with cement blocks in case the clashes went on.
Thousands of Palestinians in Nablus governorate on Saturday bade farewell to martyr Mahmoud Odeh who was killed by an Israeli settler while he was working in his land east of Qusra town last Thursday.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday morning opened their gunfire at Palestinian fishermen and farmers in the eastern and northern Gaza Strip.
Local sources reported that the IOF gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishermen sailing off northern Gaza shore.
Gazan fishermen are routinely harassed by the IOF under the pretext of exceeding the permitted fishing distance (9 nautical miles). The fishermen constantly face the risk of being injured, killed or kidnapped.
Local residents said that the IOF soldiers deployed at the borderline east of Juhor ad-Dik village to the southeast of Gaza city opened fire at farmers and sheep herders forcing them to leave their lands. No injuries were reported.
Local sources reported that the IOF gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishermen sailing off northern Gaza shore.
Gazan fishermen are routinely harassed by the IOF under the pretext of exceeding the permitted fishing distance (9 nautical miles). The fishermen constantly face the risk of being injured, killed or kidnapped.
Local residents said that the IOF soldiers deployed at the borderline east of Juhor ad-Dik village to the southeast of Gaza city opened fire at farmers and sheep herders forcing them to leave their lands. No injuries were reported.
Israeli planes struck a military base being built by Iranian military forces, near the Syrian capital of Damascus, with surface-to-air missiles, pro-Assad news outlets reported early on Saturday morning.
The strikes were carried out from Lebanese airspace, the reports said, and hit near the city of Al-Kiswa, located some 13 kilometers south of Damascus. Loud explosions reportedly followed, according to the PNN.
Earlier on Friday, Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV channel reported that Israeli planes flew over southern Lebanon.
Syria’s air-defense system fired missiles at the Israeli aircrafts, Sky News Arabia reported.
The Syrian government has yet to comment on the reports.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an organization affiliated with the country’s opposition, heavy explosions were heard in the Damascus area, while electricity was cut off in several parts of the city.
Israeli officials declined to comment on the reports.
Earlier this month, the BBC reported that Iran is building a permanent military base in Syria, within a compound used by the Syrian military near Al-Kiswa.
The strikes were carried out from Lebanese airspace, the reports said, and hit near the city of Al-Kiswa, located some 13 kilometers south of Damascus. Loud explosions reportedly followed, according to the PNN.
Earlier on Friday, Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV channel reported that Israeli planes flew over southern Lebanon.
Syria’s air-defense system fired missiles at the Israeli aircrafts, Sky News Arabia reported.
The Syrian government has yet to comment on the reports.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an organization affiliated with the country’s opposition, heavy explosions were heard in the Damascus area, while electricity was cut off in several parts of the city.
Israeli officials declined to comment on the reports.
Earlier this month, the BBC reported that Iran is building a permanent military base in Syria, within a compound used by the Syrian military near Al-Kiswa.
Extremist Israeli colonists, illegally living on Palestinian lands, attacked many Palestinian shepherds, Friday, and forced them out of grazing lands, in the Northern Plains of the occupied West Bank.
The colonists came from the illegal Rotem outpost, chased the farmers out of the grazing lands, and threatening to shoot them if they do not leave the area.
One of the shepherds, identified as Morad Abu Mohsen, said that the colonists were backed up by Israeli soldiers, who also attacked the Palestinians, and forced them away.
It is worth mentioning that farmers and shepherds in the area face constant violations and assaults by both the soldiers and colonists.
The colonists came from the illegal Rotem outpost, chased the farmers out of the grazing lands, and threatening to shoot them if they do not leave the area.
One of the shepherds, identified as Morad Abu Mohsen, said that the colonists were backed up by Israeli soldiers, who also attacked the Palestinians, and forced them away.
It is worth mentioning that farmers and shepherds in the area face constant violations and assaults by both the soldiers and colonists.
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, Friday, at least 59 Palestinians, including three with rubber-coated steel bullets, in Qusra village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after the soldiers assaulted dozens of residents holding prayers in the area were an Israeli colonist murdered a Palestinian Thursday.
The Israeli attack led to clashes that lasted until late evening hours, while the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Ahmad Jibreel, the head of the Emergency Department at the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) in Nablus, said PRC medics provided treatment to 55 Palestinians who suffered cuts and bruises, and the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
He added that the medics also transferred three additional Palestinians to Rafidia hospital after the soldiers shot them with rubber-coated steel bullets.
The Israeli army assaulted the Palestinians who held Friday prayers in Ras an-Nakhel area where resident Mahmoud Odeh, 46, was murdered, Thursday, by Israeli colonists, who attacked the villagers picking their olive trees.
Emad Jamil, a member of Qusra Local Council, said clashes also took place at the eastern entrance of the town, and the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
It is worth mentioning that dozens of extremist Israeli colonists gathered at the main entrance of the town, and attempted to invade it, while the soldiers continued to attack the Palestinian protesters and open fire at them, instead of removing the assailants.
The Israeli attack led to clashes that lasted until late evening hours, while the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Ahmad Jibreel, the head of the Emergency Department at the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) in Nablus, said PRC medics provided treatment to 55 Palestinians who suffered cuts and bruises, and the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
He added that the medics also transferred three additional Palestinians to Rafidia hospital after the soldiers shot them with rubber-coated steel bullets.
The Israeli army assaulted the Palestinians who held Friday prayers in Ras an-Nakhel area where resident Mahmoud Odeh, 46, was murdered, Thursday, by Israeli colonists, who attacked the villagers picking their olive trees.
Emad Jamil, a member of Qusra Local Council, said clashes also took place at the eastern entrance of the town, and the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
It is worth mentioning that dozens of extremist Israeli colonists gathered at the main entrance of the town, and attempted to invade it, while the soldiers continued to attack the Palestinian protesters and open fire at them, instead of removing the assailants.
1 dec 2017
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, Friday, a Palestinian teenage boy, east of Jabalia town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said the teen, 16 years of age, was shot with a live round in his leg, and was moved to the Indonesian Hospital, in a moderate condition.
The incident took place after Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border fence, opened fire at Palestinian protesters marching on their land, near the border fence.
Following the attack, many youngsters hurled stones at the military jeeps, behind the fence, and the soldiers fired additional rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said the teen, 16 years of age, was shot with a live round in his leg, and was moved to the Indonesian Hospital, in a moderate condition.
The incident took place after Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border fence, opened fire at Palestinian protesters marching on their land, near the border fence.
Following the attack, many youngsters hurled stones at the military jeeps, behind the fence, and the soldiers fired additional rounds, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Four Palestinians chocked on tear gas on Friday after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) quelled the weekly march of Kafr Qaddum, to the east of Qalqilya, which demands opening the village's road that has been blocked for 14 years now.
Popular Resistance Coordinator in Kafr Qaddum, Murad Shtewi, said that the IOF fired tear gas canisters at the demonstrators causing four suffocation cases that were treated in the field.
Shtewi added that the march was launched in solidarity with the residents of Qusra village in Nablus.
Meanwhile in Ramallah, the IOF quelled the Ni'lin anti-settlement demonstration which was organized on Friday to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and protest the murder of a Palestinian farmer at the hands of Israeli settlers in Qusra village in Nablus.
Member of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlement in Ni'lin, Mohammed Amira, said that clashes broke out following Friday prayer in which the IOF soldiers attacked the Palestinian demonstrators with sound bombs and tear gas canisters. A number of protesters suffered suffocation by tear gas and were treated in the field.
The IOF during the morning hours erected a military checkpoint at the eastern entrance to Ni'lin and prevented those having Israeli (blue) IDs from entering the village to participate in the weekly march.
Another anti-settlement and anti-wall march was launched on Friday in Bil'in village in Ramallah with the participation of local residents and foreign peace activists.
Clashes erupted between the marchers, who raised Palestinian flags and chanted national slogans calling for resisting the occupation and liberating all prisoners, and the IOF soldiers who heavily fired tear gas canisters.
Popular Resistance Coordinator in Kafr Qaddum, Murad Shtewi, said that the IOF fired tear gas canisters at the demonstrators causing four suffocation cases that were treated in the field.
Shtewi added that the march was launched in solidarity with the residents of Qusra village in Nablus.
Meanwhile in Ramallah, the IOF quelled the Ni'lin anti-settlement demonstration which was organized on Friday to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and protest the murder of a Palestinian farmer at the hands of Israeli settlers in Qusra village in Nablus.
Member of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlement in Ni'lin, Mohammed Amira, said that clashes broke out following Friday prayer in which the IOF soldiers attacked the Palestinian demonstrators with sound bombs and tear gas canisters. A number of protesters suffered suffocation by tear gas and were treated in the field.
The IOF during the morning hours erected a military checkpoint at the eastern entrance to Ni'lin and prevented those having Israeli (blue) IDs from entering the village to participate in the weekly march.
Another anti-settlement and anti-wall march was launched on Friday in Bil'in village in Ramallah with the participation of local residents and foreign peace activists.
Clashes erupted between the marchers, who raised Palestinian flags and chanted national slogans calling for resisting the occupation and liberating all prisoners, and the IOF soldiers who heavily fired tear gas canisters.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Friday quelled a weekly peaceful march that demands opening a main road in Qelqis area east of al-Khalil.
According to a local source, the IOF deployed large numbers of soldiers in the area and banned the inhabitants from accessing the demonstration site.
IOF troops threatened the protesters with beating and shooting, the source pointed out.
The IOF detained the cameraman of Palestine TV in al-Khalil, Ala Al-Haddad, and barred journalists from covering the event.
The IOF has been closing the Qelqis road for 17 years, which forces the inhabitants to take long non-paved alternate routes.
According to a local source, the IOF deployed large numbers of soldiers in the area and banned the inhabitants from accessing the demonstration site.
IOF troops threatened the protesters with beating and shooting, the source pointed out.
The IOF detained the cameraman of Palestine TV in al-Khalil, Ala Al-Haddad, and barred journalists from covering the event.
The IOF has been closing the Qelqis road for 17 years, which forces the inhabitants to take long non-paved alternate routes.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) along with Israeli police and Special Forces on Friday morning carried out a large-scale combing operation in Jabal al-Khalil area in the southern West Bank.
According to Quds Press, the IOF operation was aimed at looking for Palestinian resistance fighters who carried out, on Thursday evening, an anti-occupation stabbing attack in Arad town in the Negev area, south of 1948 Occupied Palestine resulting in the death of an Israeli soldier.
According to Quds Press, the IOF operation was aimed at looking for Palestinian resistance fighters who carried out, on Thursday evening, an anti-occupation stabbing attack in Arad town in the Negev area, south of 1948 Occupied Palestine resulting in the death of an Israeli soldier.
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) said that the Palestinian resistance cannot remain silent on Israel’s repeated crimes against the Palestinian people and has a legitimate right to respond to its aggression.
“The Palestinian response to any aggression is a legitimate right guaranteed by international resolutions and such repeated crimes can no longer be tolerated,” senior DFLP official Talal Abu Darifa stated in press remarks to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) on Thursday.
Abu Darifa called on the international community to curb the Israeli occupation and its aggressive practices against the Palestinian people.
He also warned that Thursday’s attacks on resistance posts in Gaza would torpedo the truce and escalate the situation, holding the international community responsible for any consequences resulting from its silence on Israel’s continual violation of the ceasefire in Gaza.
The DFLP affirmed there are contacts underway between the resistance factions to agree on a proper response to Israel’s persistence in violating the clam in Gaza.
Three Palestinian citizens were slightly wounded on Thursday in Israeli artillery and aerial attacks on different resistance sites in Gaza.
“The Palestinian response to any aggression is a legitimate right guaranteed by international resolutions and such repeated crimes can no longer be tolerated,” senior DFLP official Talal Abu Darifa stated in press remarks to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) on Thursday.
Abu Darifa called on the international community to curb the Israeli occupation and its aggressive practices against the Palestinian people.
He also warned that Thursday’s attacks on resistance posts in Gaza would torpedo the truce and escalate the situation, holding the international community responsible for any consequences resulting from its silence on Israel’s continual violation of the ceasefire in Gaza.
The DFLP affirmed there are contacts underway between the resistance factions to agree on a proper response to Israel’s persistence in violating the clam in Gaza.
Three Palestinian citizens were slightly wounded on Thursday in Israeli artillery and aerial attacks on different resistance sites in Gaza.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the towns of Azzoun and Kafr Thulth, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The army also invaded many homes in Bethlehem governorate, and summoned several Palestinians for interrogation.
Media sources in Qalqilia said the invasions were simultaneously carried out after midnight, after the soldiers surrounded the two towns.
They added that the soldiers broke into and ransacked several homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers also invaded several stores in Azzoun, especially in the al-Mothallath and ash-Shameyya neighborhoods.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp, north of the city, and summoned Mohammad Nasser Badawna, 19, for interrogation.
The soldiers also summoned for interrogation Moath Nader Jawareesh, 24, from Beit Jala, west of Bethlehem, Moath Abdul-Jabbar Abu Tarboush, 35, from the al-Azza refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and Hasan Ahmad Nuwwara, 31, from Hindaza, after invading and searching their homes.
Media sources in Qalqilia said the invasions were simultaneously carried out after midnight, after the soldiers surrounded the two towns.
They added that the soldiers broke into and ransacked several homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers also invaded several stores in Azzoun, especially in the al-Mothallath and ash-Shameyya neighborhoods.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp, north of the city, and summoned Mohammad Nasser Badawna, 19, for interrogation.
The soldiers also summoned for interrogation Moath Nader Jawareesh, 24, from Beit Jala, west of Bethlehem, Moath Abdul-Jabbar Abu Tarboush, 35, from the al-Azza refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and Hasan Ahmad Nuwwara, 31, from Hindaza, after invading and searching their homes.
The Israeli occupation army at dawn Friday demolished a house belonging to the family of Palestinian prisoner Mohamed Abul-Rab in Qabatiya town, south of Jenin in the West Bank, as a punitive measure for its son’s killing of an Israeli settler last October.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli soldiers aboard military vehicles and one bulldozer entered the neghibhrood where the house of the prisoner’s father is located and cordoned off the area.
They added that some soldiers were deployed on rooftops of nearby homes before the bulldozers embarked on knocking down the house.
Consequently, some young men tried to obstruct the demolition of the house and hurled stones at the soldiers, who responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
Several young men and citizens inside homes suffered from inhaling tear gas during the events and one sustained a rubber bullet injury.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military force stormed nearby homes and assaulted its residents during its presence in the neighborhood.
Ziyad Abul-Rab, Mohamad’s father, said the Israeli military authorities had informed his son’s lawyer that the family must leave their home prior to its demolition.
The father said, prior to this notification the high Israeli court rejected a plea submitted by the lawyer against the intended demolition.
His son was convicted by an Israeli court of murdering an Israeli settler in the Arab town of Kafr Qasem, in central Israel, in early October.
Israeli Soldiers Demolish A Home Near Jenin, Injure Many Palestinians, Including An Infant
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the town of Qabatia, south of the northern West bank city of Jenin, and demolished a home, in addition to causing many Palestinians, including an infant and an elderly woman, in addition to detaining two young men.
Deputy Governor of Jenin, Kamal Abu ar-Rob, said dozens of soldiers invaded Qabatia, before breaking into the family home of detainee Mohammad Ziad Abu ar-Rob, and forced the family out before demolishing the property.
The demolition is an act of collective punishment by the Israeli government against the family of Mohammed, who is currently in Israeli prison charged with killing an Israeli man, identified as Reuven Schmerling, 69, this past October, in Kafr Qassem, where he and another detained Palestinians worked.
The family filed appeals against the demolition of their property, but the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the appeals, allowing the army to proceed with the demolition.
The demolished home was 140 square/meters, where Mohammad’s parent and five siblings resided. The soldiers invaded the property and forced them out before leveling it.
The family was only informed of the date for demolishing their property just one day before the army leveled it.
Following the invasion and home demolition, some Palestinian youngsters hurled stones at the army, while the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
The Red Crescent Society said scores of Palestinians, including an infant identified as Badr Naji Abu Zeid, and an elderly woman, Sabeeha Ragheb Abu Zeid, were among many Palestinians who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
It added that a young man, identified as Ahmad Arafat Hanaisha, 25, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his back, and was moved to Khalil Suleiman governmental hospital.
The soldiers also detained Saleh Amjad Loubani and Qussai Mohammad Kamil, and held them at the Salem military base, before releasing them in the morning.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli soldiers aboard military vehicles and one bulldozer entered the neghibhrood where the house of the prisoner’s father is located and cordoned off the area.
They added that some soldiers were deployed on rooftops of nearby homes before the bulldozers embarked on knocking down the house.
Consequently, some young men tried to obstruct the demolition of the house and hurled stones at the soldiers, who responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
Several young men and citizens inside homes suffered from inhaling tear gas during the events and one sustained a rubber bullet injury.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military force stormed nearby homes and assaulted its residents during its presence in the neighborhood.
Ziyad Abul-Rab, Mohamad’s father, said the Israeli military authorities had informed his son’s lawyer that the family must leave their home prior to its demolition.
The father said, prior to this notification the high Israeli court rejected a plea submitted by the lawyer against the intended demolition.
His son was convicted by an Israeli court of murdering an Israeli settler in the Arab town of Kafr Qasem, in central Israel, in early October.
Israeli Soldiers Demolish A Home Near Jenin, Injure Many Palestinians, Including An Infant
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the town of Qabatia, south of the northern West bank city of Jenin, and demolished a home, in addition to causing many Palestinians, including an infant and an elderly woman, in addition to detaining two young men.
Deputy Governor of Jenin, Kamal Abu ar-Rob, said dozens of soldiers invaded Qabatia, before breaking into the family home of detainee Mohammad Ziad Abu ar-Rob, and forced the family out before demolishing the property.
The demolition is an act of collective punishment by the Israeli government against the family of Mohammed, who is currently in Israeli prison charged with killing an Israeli man, identified as Reuven Schmerling, 69, this past October, in Kafr Qassem, where he and another detained Palestinians worked.
The family filed appeals against the demolition of their property, but the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the appeals, allowing the army to proceed with the demolition.
The demolished home was 140 square/meters, where Mohammad’s parent and five siblings resided. The soldiers invaded the property and forced them out before leveling it.
The family was only informed of the date for demolishing their property just one day before the army leveled it.
Following the invasion and home demolition, some Palestinian youngsters hurled stones at the army, while the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
The Red Crescent Society said scores of Palestinians, including an infant identified as Badr Naji Abu Zeid, and an elderly woman, Sabeeha Ragheb Abu Zeid, were among many Palestinians who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
It added that a young man, identified as Ahmad Arafat Hanaisha, 25, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his back, and was moved to Khalil Suleiman governmental hospital.
The soldiers also detained Saleh Amjad Loubani and Qussai Mohammad Kamil, and held them at the Salem military base, before releasing them in the morning.
Several Palestinian citizens suffered injuries in violent clashes with Israeli soldiers in Qusra town, southeast of Nablus, after a horde of Jewish settlers stormed the town, attacked local residents and hurled stones at cars and a Red Crescent ambulance.
According to a Red Crescent official, one young man suffered a bullet injury in the leg and another one in his pelvis when soldiers attacked Palestinians as they were trying to fend off Jewish assailants.
Another citizen suffering from a kidney failure suffered from inhaling tear gas and was evacuated to hospital, while many others received medical assistance on site.
Meanwhile, Mosque loudspeakers were used by imams to urge Qusra residents to help their compatriots in the eastern area of the town defend themselves against settlers’ attacks.
Later, local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that dozens of settlers escorted by soldiers entered Qusra through its eastern entrance and embarked on hurling stones at homes and cars.
Consequently, clashes broke out between local young men and the settlers before soldiers intervened and fired live ammunition and tear gas at the young men.
Member of the town municipality Abdul-Adheem Wadi also told the PIC that scores of settlers arrived aboard buses at the main entrance to the town, closed it, and attacked Palestinian cars and a Red Crescent ambulance.
According to a Red Crescent official, one young man suffered a bullet injury in the leg and another one in his pelvis when soldiers attacked Palestinians as they were trying to fend off Jewish assailants.
Another citizen suffering from a kidney failure suffered from inhaling tear gas and was evacuated to hospital, while many others received medical assistance on site.
Meanwhile, Mosque loudspeakers were used by imams to urge Qusra residents to help their compatriots in the eastern area of the town defend themselves against settlers’ attacks.
Later, local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that dozens of settlers escorted by soldiers entered Qusra through its eastern entrance and embarked on hurling stones at homes and cars.
Consequently, clashes broke out between local young men and the settlers before soldiers intervened and fired live ammunition and tear gas at the young men.
Member of the town municipality Abdul-Adheem Wadi also told the PIC that scores of settlers arrived aboard buses at the main entrance to the town, closed it, and attacked Palestinian cars and a Red Crescent ambulance.
